Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Northwestern Wildcats
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
EIU | 29 | 27 | 56 |
| 40 | 40 | 80 |
Buie fills stat sheet, Northwestern throttles E. Illinois
EVANSTON, Ill. -- — Boo Buie scored 17 points and Ty Berry and Pete Nance each scored 13 and Northwestern beat Eastern Illinois 80-56 in a season opener for both teams Tuesday night.
The Wildcats maintained consistency throughout scoring 40 points and collecting 20 rebounds in each half. Buie also tallied six assists as Northwestern distributed 19 total on 28-made shots.
Defensively, Northwestern came up with 19 steals led by Buie and Robbie Beran with five apiece.
Eastern Illinois built a 5-0 lead in the first 88 seconds before Northwestern went on a 14-2 run over the next five minutes. Later, Elyjah Williams, Nance in back-to-back possessions and Casey Simmons all made layups and the lead grew to 27-12 with 10:23 before halftime.
Jermaine Hamlin scored 10 points for the Panthers and Eastern Illinois finished with 19 made baskets overall.
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Game Information
Evanston, IL
Referee:Courtney Green
Referee:Steve Hornacki
Referee:Tariq Lucas
2025-26 Standings
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 21-9 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 19-12 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-12 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-10 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 18-1 | - | 28-2 |
| Michigan State | 15-4 | 3 | 25-5 |
| Nebraska | 14-5 | 4 | 25-5 |
| Illinois | 14-5 | 4 | 23-7 |
| Purdue | 13-6 | 5 | 23-7 |
| Wisconsin | 13-6 | 5 | 21-9 |
| UCLA | 12-7 | 6 | 20-10 |
| Ohio State | 11-8 | 7 | 19-11 |
| Iowa | 10-9 | 8 | 20-10 |
| Indiana | 9-10 | 9 | 18-12 |
| USC | 7-12 | 11 | 18-12 |
| Washington | 7-12 | 11 | 15-15 |
| Minnesota | 7-12 | 11 | 14-16 |
| Northwestern | 5-14 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Rutgers | 5-14 | 13 | 12-18 |
| Oregon | 4-15 | 14 | 11-19 |
| Maryland | 4-15 | 14 | 11-19 |
| Penn State | 3-16 | 15 | 12-18 |
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